Yaver Kelenterli

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Yaver Kelenterli
Yavər Kələntərli
Born	Yaver Ali gizi Zamanova (1902-03-26)March 26, 1902 Shamakhi, Baku Province, Russian Empire
Died	February 5, 1979(1979-02-05) (aged 76) Baku, Azerbaijani SSR, USSR
Other names	Yaver Abbas Ghizi Kelenterli, Yavar Kalantarli
Occupation	Singer
Spouse	Khodawerdi Kelenterli
Awards	Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1939)

Yaver Kelenterli (Azerbaijani: Yavər Kələntərli; Russian: Келентерли, Явер) (1902–1979), née Yaver Ali gizi Zamanova,^[1] also spelled as Yavar Kalantarli, was an Azerbaijani Soviet khananda singer of mugham, an Azeri music genre.^[2][3] In 1939, she was celebrated with the title Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR.^[4][1]

Yaver Ali gizi Zamanova was born on March 26, 1902, in Shamakhi, Baku Province, Russian Empire (present day Azerbaijan).^[1] She was married to Khodawerdi Kelenterli. Kelenterli met composer Muslim Magomayev in 1924, who inspired her career in music.

Kelenterli was a soloist of the Azerbaijan Radio from 1932 to 1937; and the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater from 1937 to 1941 and again in 1945 to 1951.^[1][4] Some of her notable mugham opera roles included in Leyli and Majnun by Uzeyir Hajibeyov (in the role of Leila's mother, Leila); Asli and Karam by Uzeyir Hajibeyov (as Asali); and "Shah Ismail" by Muslim Magomayev (as Arabzangi).^[1] In addition to the mughams, Kelenterli also performed Azeri folk songs.

She died on February 5, 1979, in Baku.^[1]

• Munavvar Kalantarli
• Hagigat Rzayeva
• Jahan Talyshinskaya

• Video: Yaver Kelenterli, Şur (1959)